The mother of Navid Afkari, the wrestling star executed by the Iranian government, says her family still has “no peace” over a year since her son’s death. In a rare interview with CNN Sport’s Don ...

Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed Saturday despite international efforts to save his life, including pleas from United States President Donald Trump and International Olympic Committee ...

Iranian champion wrestler Navid Afkari has been executed in Iran on Saturday, according to Iran’s state-run news agency IRNA, despite a high-profile international campaign calling for the sentence not ...

Journal Editorial Report: Paul Gigot interviews Gen. Jack Keane on confronting Iran. Image: Vahid Reza Alaei/AFP via Getty Images In August 2018, thousands of Iranians joined antigovernment protests ...

The Iranian regime on Saturday executed a wrestling champion despite global appeals to Tehran, including from President Trump, for the regime to spare the 27-year-old’s life. Iranian state media IRNA ...

Iranian officials executed 27-year-old Greco-Roman wrestling champion Navid Afkari on Saturday despite pleas from UFC president Dana White and U.S. President Donald Trump to spare his life. The ...

International sports groups are intensifying calls for Iran to spare the life of a wrestler, warning that he could be executed as early as Wednesday. Iran's Supreme Court recently upheld two death ...

Amid global condemnation of Iran over the execution of wrestling champion Navid Afkari, dramatic footage has been shared on social media of women lamenting his death at his gravesite and hailing him ...

The Iranian regime has hanged 27-year-old champion wrestler Navid Afkari after international backlash grew against the jailed protester’s conviction, according to the country’s state-run news agency.

Navid Afkari, an Iranian wrester convicted of murder in a case that was condemned by rights groups and U.S. President Donald Trump, has been executed, Iranian state media reported on September 12.